Re: repelling mice during boat storage
Don't know about repelling mice, but did read about a trap that is supposed to be extremely effective. Need a 5 gallon bucket, a decent sized dowel (big enough for mice to walk across) and an aluminum can. <br /><br />Drill through the bottom of the can so you can insert the dowel through the bottom hole and the drinking hole in the top. Holes/ dowel should be sized such that the can will spin freely on the dowel. <br /><br />Attach the dowel across the top of the bucket. You can either drill through the top of the bucket and insert dowel or just secure across the top. Dowel should be secure (not spin). Attach a ramp to the bucket allowing mouse to climb up to one side of the dowel (a stick, piece of 2x4, whatever). Slide the can to the middle of the dowel and put peanut butter on the end of the can opposite the side of the bucket with the ramp.<br /><br />Mouse climbs up ramp, crosses dowel, steps on can; can spins dumping mouse into the bucket from which he can't escape. You can either fill bucket part way with water, drowning mice, or leave it empty, theoretically creating a live trap from which they can't escape (don't know what you would do with mice at that point though).<br /><br />This might not solve your problem Big Poppa, but might help others. Read where cabin owners have used this offseason and caught over a dozen mice that would have otherwise been wreaking havoc all winter.
